Easy Store Locator User Guide
A how-to guide with helpful information about
Easy Store Locator installation, capabilities, features and options.
Note: This documentation applies to Version 1.6 and above only.
If you have an older version of Easy Store Locator than 1.6, We would recommend you to download the latest version of Easy Store Locator
Installation
After successful UNZIP of the file EasyStoreLocator_UNZIP.zip you will find the module zip file and the ReadMe.txt file inside the folder.
- For Joomla 3.x install: mod_store_locator3.x_vX.x.zip
- For Joomla 4.x install: mod_store_locator4.x_vX.x.zip
Go to Extensions > Extension Manager and click on the Upload Package File Tab.
Click on browse to choose the correct installtion file and click on "Upload and Install"
General Settings
MODULE SETTINGS
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: Google API key is mandatory for the store locator to work. Google API Link
- Map Height: Mention the height of the map in pixels. Example: 400, please don't add px or % to it.
- Map Width: Mention the width of the map in pixels. Example: 400, please don't add px or % to it.
- Zoom Level: Select the zoom level of the google maps.
- Map Language: Set the language of the map from the list of 60 predefined languages.
- Sensor: The sensor parameter indicates whether this application uses a sensor (such as a GPS locator) to determine the user's location.
- Search Filter: If set to ON, a search filter appears on the top of the sidebar where user can search the location or address by typing.
Location Settings
In the location settings click on the add button (+) and add a new slide. Upon clicking the following options will show up. You can add any number of slides and location into the module.
- Latitude : Enter the latitude of the location.
- Longitude : Enter the longitude of the location.
- Title : Enter the title you would like to display for the location.
- Address : You can add other contents or address for the particular location.
Styling Settings
Using the setting you will be able to control the colour, font, font-weight and family of the module text.
- Sidebar Position: Option to set the sidebar to the left or right of the Google Maps.
- Sidebar Font Family: Option to set the font to the user defined or a Google font.
- Font : If the font is set to google font then choose a font from Google Fonts and enter the name of the font into this field. Example : Open Sans, Raleway.
- Sidebar Width : Mention the width of the sidebar in pixels. Example : 200
- Sidebar Background Color : Select the background color of the sidebar using the color picker.
- Sidebar Text Color : Select the font color of the text.
- Sidebar Hover Color : Select the hover color of the sidebar.
- Sidebar Border Color: Select the separator bottom colour for the sidebar.
- Sidebar Text Font Size : Enter the font size of the sidebar text in pixels. Example : 15 which means 15 pixels
- Sidebar Text Font Weight : You can set the font weight to normal or bold.
Advanced
- Module Suffix: Add a suffix class to the module to add extra CSS and customize the module.
- Include jQuery File in Option to set the jQuery file in the body instead of head in case of any jQuery conflict.
- Add Extra CSS: Directly add extra CSS into the module parameters to make any changes to the layout.
- Search Input Class: Option to define the Search Filter Input class to match your template styling.
Troubleshoot
How to get latitude and longitude?
https://support.google.com/maps/answer/18539?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
If map doesn't show up then try to check if you have entered the correct Google Maps API.